Santa and Frosty greet visitors to Downtown Yakima during the holiday season.

These photos of the week are from Yakima Parks & Recreation’s third annual Letters to Santa drive-thru event on Saturday, Dec. 10th. City Parks & Recreation staff organize and host the free event, which includes lights and treats, at the City of Yakima Public Works facility.

This photo of the week shows a visitor to Downtown Yakima snapping a picture of the Community Christmas Tree at Millennium Plaza following the tree-lighting ceremony on Dec. 4th. Photo courtesy Downtown Association of Yakima.

This week’s photo from Wednesday, Nov. 30th, shows the season’s first significant snowfall in Yakima. The scene at Yakima Airport was captured through the airport’s webcam, available at Webcam | FLY YKM

This Photo of the Week is courtesy of the Yakima Area Arboretum, displaying the peak of beautiful fall colors at the arboretum.

This week’s Photo of the Week is courtesy of Yakima Valley Libraries. It features a display created by staff in honor of the Day of the Dead.

In observance of Memorial Day on Monday, May 31st, the City of Yakima’s Tahoma Cemetery offers solemn reminders about the meaning of the national holiday.

Our photo of the week is courtesy Yakima Valley Museum, showing its first guests after re-opening for the first time in over a year. The museum is open again with new exhibits and COVID-19 protocols in place. Click Yakima’s History Museum | Yakima Valley Museum | United States (yvmuseum.org) for more information.

This week’s photo is a montage showing activity at the State Fair Park COVID-19 vaccination center. The montage was created by the Washington State Department of Health for National Public Health Week. State Fair Park is the first fully FEMA-funded COVID-19 vaccination site in the country. Click http://spr.ly/6188HIUiE for details.